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First-Year Excellence Scholarship Program

We are pleased to offer annually our First-Year Excellence Scholarships to students that have completed UNIV 1012: Success Central.

Each year the First-Year Excellence Scholarship program includes three distinct scholarships:

First-Year Excellence Scholarship (Three awarded) - This scholarship recognizes outstanding academic performance among the fall Success Central class. Financial need can also be a factor. This $500 scholarship is to be presented annually to three students.

Civic Engagement Scholarship (One awarded) - This scholarship recognizes outstanding leadership and initiative in the area of civic engagement among the fall Success Central class. An additional essay is required to be considered for this scholarship.

Community Leadership Scholarship (One awarded) - This scholarship recognizes outstanding leadership among the Success Central students participating in UCO's Living and Learning Communities and/or Project Persist.

First-Year Experience Instructor of the Year Award

The Office of First-Year Experience Programs is excited to accept nominations for our annual Instructor of the Year! The winner is recognized at the Annual FYE Professional Development Conference each April and receives a $1000 award.

If you are a student who completed Success Central or Success Strategies or a faculty/staff member who taught the courses and would like to nominate a colleague, you are encouraged to nominate your favorite, exceptional FYE instructor for this award. Nominees must be an instructor who taught Success Central or Success Strategies in the prior fall semester.

The current nomination deadline is February 27, 2015. Learn more about the award and download the nomination form here.